It is traditonal to be turned away. Traditonaly an applicant comes to a temple and requests to become a student. He is welcomed, maybe fed, then turned away. If he is sincere he will not leave. It is usually a matter of days that he must sit outside the gates before the polite brush off turns into an invitation.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by oldman:It is traditonal to be turned away. Traditonaly an applicant comes to a temple and requests to become a student. He is welcomed, maybe fed, then turned away. If he is sincere he will not leave. It is usually a matter of days that he must sit outside the gates before the polite brush off turns into an invitation.[/QUOTE]

For the younger crowd: It's just like joining 'fight club' ...minus the polite part. [IMG]http://www.fightingarts.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]